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Aviation in Peace and War

by Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Chapter I — Pre-War
  3. 3The Invention of the Balloon
  4. 4First Experiments in Gliders and Aeroplanes
  5. 5The Wright Brothers and Their Successors in Europe
  6. 6The First Airships
  7. 7The Beginnings of Aviation in England
  8. 8The Inception and Development of Aircraft as Part of the Forces of…
  9. 9Tactics and the Machine
  10. 10Conclusions
  11. 11Chapter II — War
  12. 12Co-operation With the Army
  13. 13Co-operation With the Navy
  14. 14Home Defence
  15. 15The Machine and Engine
  16. 16Tactics and the Strategic Air Offensive
  17. 17Organization
  18. 18Chapter III — Peace
  19. 19Civil Aviation as a Factor in National Security
  20. 20Civil Aviation as an Instrument of Imperial Progress
  21. 21Financial and Economic Problems
  22. 22Weather Conditions and Night Flying
  23. 23Organization
  24. 24The Machine and Engine
  25. 25Air Services: British, Continental and Imperial
  26. 26Conclusion

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